CW keys
Rare key makes an appearance, rapid disappearance …
Thursday, July 30, 2020 Well, the CW key bug bit me again this evening — with a very big bite. Checking eBay this evening I stumbled across a key that I failed to buy when […]
Month: July 2020
bugs
Mint E.J. Johnson Speed-X key; Mac-Keys arrive
Early Wednesday morning, July 29, 2020 I received a nice email note from a ham who lives in Arizona who recently dug up the E.F. Johnson Speed-X 114-310 oval CW key (with circuit closer) than […]
radio
Your best source of Swan radio information …
Sunday, July 26, 2020 Lest I forget, I thought I should share with you the most complete compendium of Swan transceiver and accessory information you can find online — the Swan Tube Transceiver Compendium. The […]
radio
Troubleshooting progress on the ol’ Swan …
Saturday, July 25, 2020 I finished boxing the Icom HF rig I have on eBay; now all I need to add is a label and take it to the post office. Once I finished that […]
classic radio
Swan song, Swan wrong?
Early Friday morning, July 24, 2020 My XYL was tied up with continued education classes today, and so I spent part of the afternoon working to repair the speaker cable for the Swan 350 that […]
classic radio
Still considering new rig options as I shed HF gear …
Early Thursday, July 23, 2020 I have been checking in lately on my CW traffic net with a mid-1960s Vibroplex Lightning Bug Deluxe and enjoying getting my bug fist back in practice (as much as […]
ham radio
Operating from Studio C; fixing feedline faux pas …
Early Sunday morning, July 19, 2020 I finally checked in on my Georgia CW net from Studio C, using a full 100 watts. The issue I think has been the level of static crashes at […]
ebay
The Undiscovered Icom: IC-746 may be 20 years old, but it still rocks …
Early Friday morning July 17, 2020 I have another rig ready for eBay — my Yaesu FT-847 HF/VHF/UHF transceiver. I’m nearly ashamed to admit that I didn’t realize all of the rig’s features until I […]
ham radio
Audio filter working well after minor repairs …
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 I successfully checked in on my CW traffic net tonight — but not with my SB-102. I was in my regular shack on my Yaesu FT-2000. I didn’t get a chance […]
classic radio
Rig is percolatin’ but the RF ain’t AR Effin’ …
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Disappointing news — no joy in my attempt to check in to the net this evening. I had the SB-102 warmed up and tuned well — it was pumping out 80 […]